
Winning Eleven 4
The groundbreaking PlayStation football simulator that defined console soccer gameplay. Features 48 national teams, advanced AI tactics, and the revolutionary 'Through Pass' system that changed sports games forever.
Emulator
PlayStationYear
1999Genre
Sports (Soccer)Developer
Konami Computer Entertainment TokyoGame Series
Game Controls
About This Retro Game
Introduced the first proper analog stick control scheme for football games, allowing 360-degree player movement and precision shooting.
Pioneered the 'Master League' mode - a franchise-building simulation that became the gold standard for sports career modes.
Used motion-captured animations from real players, creating the most realistic ball physics and player collisions of its era.
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